Sunday, May 5, 2013

20 Gluten Free Tequila Lime Chicken - Cinco de Mayo #SundaySupper


Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone! I hope that you're all having a safe and enjoyable weekend with friends and family. This week, the Sunday Supper group is putting forth some of our favorite Mexican inspired recipes.

I personally love margaritas, especially since they're a gluten free cocktail. Tequila is an alcohol distilled from agave, a naturally gluten free plant. Liquors are something I was weary of gluten when I began this journey a couple years ago. How do you know a liquor is gluten free or not? It's become increasingly easy to find out which brands are, but a good rule of thumb is to research what the alcohol is commonly distilled from.

My tequila lime recipe is a simple one to do, you pretty much make a margarita and add some additional spices to it! I like to freshly grind my peppercorns and my cilantro to bring out their oils, I recommend it if you have a mortar and pestle! If not, it's perfectly fine to use ground pepper and chopped cilantro for the marinade.

Check out my recipe at the bottom, and be sure to check everyone's Cinco de Mayo recipes! Join the #SundaySupper conversation on Twitter on Sunday, May 5th to celebrate Cinco de Mayo! We’ll tweet throughout the day and share recipes from all over the world. Our weekly chat starts at 7:00 pm EST. Follow the #SundaySupper hashtag, and remember to include it in your tweets to join in the chat. Check out our #SundaySupper Pinterest board for more delicious recipes and food photos.

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Gluten Free Tequila Lime Chicken

Active Prep Time: 10 minutes
Inactive Prep Time: 5 hours
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients
1/2 cup tequila
1/4 cup Grand Marnier orange liqueur
juice of 8 limes
juice of 2 oranges
1/2 minced onion
1 tsp garlic powder
1 handful black peppercorns, ground
2 handfuls cilantro, chopped or ground
1 tsp sea salt
4 skinless chicken breasts

Steps
In a large bowl, combine everything but the chicken. Stir until well combined, and then add the chicken. Cover and refrigerate for 5 hours. 

At the end of the five hours, remove the chicken from the refrigerator. Preheat the oven to 450F, and a large skillet pan over medium heat. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Add a tablespoon of olive oil to the pan, and add the chicken. Cook for about 5 minutes on each side. Transfer the chicken to the baking pan, and place in the oven. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the chicken is 165F.